WKYX-FM

WKYX-FM
Golconda, Illinois; United States;
Broadcast area	Paducah, Kentucky
Frequency	94.3 MHz
Branding	Super Talk 94.3
Programming
Format	News–talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Premiere Networks; Salem Radio Network; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister stations	WBMP, WDDJ, WDXR, WKYQ, WLLE, WNGO, WPAD, WZYK
History
First air date	November 22, 1990; 34 years ago
Former call signs	WXZB (1990); WDXR-FM (1990–2002); WPFX (2002); WLIE (2002); WLIE-FM (2002–2006);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40647
Class	A
ERP	3,100 watts
HAAT	137 meters (449 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°14′4″N 88°29′48″W / 37.23444°N 88.49667°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wkyx.com
Simulcast
	WNGO
Mayfield, Kentucky; United States;
Frequency	1320 kHz
Ownership
Owner	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
History
First air date	January 7, 1947; 77 years ago
Former call signs	WIVR (1998–1999); WKJM (1999–2004);
Call sign meaning	We Need God Only
Technical information
Facility ID	71614
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day; 97 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	36°45′37″N 88°38′20″W / 36.76028°N 88.63889°W
Translator(s)	105.9 W290DF (Mayfield)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WKYX-FM (94.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. WKYX-FM is licensed to serve Golconda, Illinois. WKYX-FM's programming is also heard on WNGO (1320 AM) in Mayfield, Kentucky. The stations are owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc. and feature programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Networks, Salem Radio Network, and Westwood One.^[4]

History

History of WKYX-FM

The station signed on the air at 94.3 FM on November 22, 1990, as WXZB. Before the year ended, the station changed its callsign to WDXR-FM. In 2002, the station briefly was recalled as WPFX, and then WLIE-FM shortly before the start of 2003. The current WKYX-FM callsign was adopted in 2006.

History of WNGO

The station signed on the air on January 7, 1947, as Mayfield's second radio station to open after WKTM (1050 kHz) opened the previous year. WNGO was mostly a religious radio station, with local church minister H.M. Suthard and Paul Mullins as the original owners. Amazing Grace was the first song to be played on the station in its inaugural broadcast.^[2]^: 77

The station would launch WNGO-FM (94.7 MHz, now WZYK) in 1955 in order to broadcast local sporting events at night. In 1957, the station was sold to West Kentucky Broadcasting Company. Operations of WKTM was merged with that of WNGO that year; the 1050 kHz frequency WKTM originally occupied was reassigned to WNES of Central City in 1960.^[2]^: 78

The station's studios fell victim of flooding on two separate occasions in 1983.^[2]^: 78

WKYX/WNGO merger

Recent developments

On December 26, 2022, WKYX 570 AM and translator W265DZ 100.9 FM split from the news/talk simulcast with WKYX-FM and WNGO.^[5]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WKYX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WNGO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WKYX-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Hip Hop Beat Debuts in Paducah". Radioinsight. January 26, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 40647 (WKYX-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WKYX-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 71614 (WNGO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WNGO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 201095 (W290DF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W290DF at FCCdata.org

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WKYX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[nash-2] Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.

[3] "Facility Technical Data for WNGO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[4] "WKYX-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[5] "Hip Hop Beat Debuts in Paducah". Radioinsight. January 26, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

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